Derek Smithies wrote:
Intuitively, one could argue that a mouse should only have one button. You point to something with your index finger? Would it have mattered if you used your ring finger? It is still the same object.
The *movement* of the mouse is what does the "pointing". The click of a button initiates an *action*. For your analogy, a one button mouse is like being able to point to an object and say "beep", while a 3-button mouse is like being able to say one of "beep" "blarg" or "foo". With a command-line interface, of course, you can say whatever you want.
Cheers, Carl.
